Botswana: Defunct parties
Updated June 2009
Parties ordered by date of founding.
| Party | Remarks |
|---|---|
| Bechuanaland Protectorate Federal Party (BPFP) | Founded in 1959, disintegrated by the 1965 election |
| Bechuanaland Peoples Party (BPP Motsete) | Leader: Kgalemang Motsete Founded in 1963 after a split in the original BPP. It contested the 1965 elections but won no seats. By the 1969 elections the party had disintegrated. |
| Botswana Independence Party (BIP) | Leader: Motsamai Mpho Founded in 1962 as BPP (Mpho), merged with Botswana Freedom Party (BFP) to form Independence Freedom Party (IFP) in 1994. |
| Botswana Freedom Party (BFP) | Leader: Chief Bathoen Gaseitsiwe II Founded in c1989, merged with Botswana Independence Party (BIP) to form Independence Freedom Party (IFP) in 1994. |
| Independence Freedom Party (IFP) | Leader: Motsamai Mpho Founded in 1994, merged with the UAP to form BAM in 1999 |
| United Action Party (UAP) AKA BOSHELE |
Leader: Ephraim Lepetu Setshwaelo Founded in 1997, merged with the IFP to form BAM in 1999 |
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